Cttrtain-fkame



J. OCALLAHAN.

CURTAIN FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-l6, I919.

1 35,854, Patented Apr. 6, 1920. I

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CURTAIN-FRAME.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 16, 1919. Serial No. 317,983.

. To all whom it may concern:

Be it lmown that I, JOHN OCALLAHAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Frames, of which the following is a specification.

The frame which is the subject matter of the present application for patent has been designed more particularly for holding curtains of that kind which are stretched over glass-paneled doors, and the invention V thereto or removed.

has for its object to provide a frame which can be readily adjusted as to size, and which permits the curtain to be readily applied The object stated is attained by means of a novel combination and arrangement of parts .to be hereinafter described and claimed, and in order that the same may be better understood, reference is had to the accompanying drawing forminga part of this specification.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is an elevation of the invention; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a fragment of the curtain;

. tions'll and 12, respectively, so that it may fore be extended or contracted in the direc-" tion of its height and width, and thus set be lengthened or shortened, and for the same purpose, the .top is composed of two similarly connected sections 13 and 14, and the bottom is composed of similarly connected sections 15 and 16. The frame can therefor curtains of various sizes. The corner pieces 10 are also tubular and the frame members are telescopically connected thereto.

In preparing the curtain 17 forthe frame,

rigid wire rods 18 are passed into edge hems of the curtain, the ends of the rods being forked, as shown at 19 for hooking to the corners of the curtain to prevent the latter I from collapsing and to hold it tightly stretched. All the members of the frame are slitted on the inside, as shown at 20. The

rods 18'are' adaptedto be seated in the frame members, they being tubular as hereinbefore described, with the curtain 17 issuing from the slits'QO.

To apply the curtain 17 tothe frame, the 7 members thereof are separated at the corners, and theedges of the curtain, with Patented Apr. 6, 1920.

the'rods 18, are inserted into the respective; I

' members. The corner pieces 10 are then'ap- I plied to hold the frame members assembled, 1

after which the parts are expanded to draw the curtain taut. v made with interlocking indentations 21'to The frame sections are:

prevent relative twisting thereof which would bring the slits 20 out of alinement.

The frame may be suspended on'the door or other part by hooks 22 which enter slots 23 in the back of the top frame sectionsl?) and 14; Any other expedient may be resorted to for supporting the frame.

I claim: 3 A curtain frame composed. of tubular side, top and bottom members, and rigid tubular corner members holding the same assembled, each of said side, top and bottom members being composed of telescopically connected "sections, said frame members being slit-ted longitudinally on the inside of the frame, and the side, top and bottom members being telescopically connected to the corner members; in combination with a curtain having rigid rods attached to its edges, said edge portions'and the rods being adapted to seat in the frame members, with V the curtain issuing from the slits thereof.

1 In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

JOHN OGALLAHAN. 

